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Votes here in the senate, it has been clear from the beginning that two things are necessary. support from enough senate democrats to pass the proposal at 60 and a presidential signature. as a result, the senate has voted to proceed to legislation before us in order, in order to preserve maximum flexibility for a productive conversation to continue between the white house and our democratic colleagues. i hope senate democrats will work with the white house on an agreement that can pass both houses of congress and receive the president's signature. so, colleagues, when an agreement is reached, ...

Obviously what has been holding up the present deal. but in any event, i'm hopeful that they can reach agreement. i'm confident, however, that when senator schumer says there won't be money for the wall in there that there will not be money for the wall in there. that's the only thing that's been hanging this up, wolf, as you know. the public ought to understand, we're talking about seven republican appropriation bills that need to be passed, and that we have agreed to pass and vote for those seven bills. they're republican bills, but nevertheless democrats wanted to make sure we passed the ho...

Chief of staff, as stories like this come out. i mean, the k-file, our colleagues, did a tremendous job digging this comment up. i will note, while we're sitting here, they are still huddled on the floor. what is happening right now in the united states senate, to me, seems like they're trying to fly a plane without a flight path right now. there doesn't seem to be a clear path forward. this vote is still held open from 12:30 this afternoon, awaiting senators to fly back across the country in what is not at all clear they have the votes to move forward. and there is no indication yet, even tho...

>> right now 51 republicans, 49 democrats, three independent. but one of those republican senators won't be able to vote, because of a medical condition. stand by, manu. i want to bring in republican congressman, will hurd, of texas. a member of both the intelligence and homeland security committees. thanks so much for joining us. if i interrupt you, you'll totally understand if we have to go listen to mitch mcconnell make this announcement. we're standing by for that. but big picture right now. the defense secretary, as you know, james mattis, he's resigned in protest of the president's polic...

Yes. the math is still really hard. the thing that i keep coming back to is i cannot imagine mitch mcconnell or john cornyn went to john mccain and said come back here in the midst of we're less than a week removed from learning that john mccain had brain cancer, come back to d.c. for a procedural vote in which you will be the 48th vote to proceed to debate and we're not sure about 49 and 50. maybe that's what they did, and john mccain is just coming because he wants to be here for it, but typically the read-out would be he's coming because they believe that he is that 50th vote, that they can...